HMS Alert vs. Jade Bison

HMS Alert vs. Jade Bison (1722) was a battle between the Royal Navy brig HMS Alert and the pirate sloop Jade Bison. Captain Sebastian Richardson captured the pirate captain Brandon Elliott in the name of Great Britain, and Elliott was hanged for piracy.

History
Jade Bison and its captain Brandon Elliott were responsible for the plundering of several merchant vessels in the Spanish Main, and the Royal Navy eventually dispatched captain Sebastian Richardson and HMS Alert to capture the pirates. The two ships met in battle in the Caribbean Sea, and it appeared on paper that the pirates would be victorious. However, it turned out that the British ship was able to disable the pirates' sails, and the pirates could not turn to face the British, although they killed several sailors with grapeshot. The result of the battle was the pirate ship surrendering, and Elliott and his surviving crew members were hanged for piracy.